Anna Filimonova

A woman standing next to two framed artwork pieces of cityscape illustrations, one in a maroon background and one in a teal background, with a tall tower and skyline details.

Award-Winning Surreal Artist

Anna Filimonova, a Ukrainian-born artist now based in Auckland, New Zealand, has garnered widespread recognition as an award-winning surrealist painter. Since embarking on her professional artistic journey in 2016, Anna has captivated audiences with her distinctive fusion of surrealism, natural landscapes, and abstract imagery. Drawing inspiration from New Zealand's rich scenery and vivid imagination, her works juxtapose reality with dreamlike elements, offering narratives that challenge conventional perceptions and provoke introspection. Anna views the world through a lens of vibrant surrealism, translating her perspective into bold colours, shapes, and abstract forms.

Mira has been a proud representative of Anna Filimonova since the beginning of her career in New Zealand. She has curated several notable solo exhibitions, including her successful shows Looking Out and White Rooms. Celebrated for her thought-provoking storytelling and precise craftsmanship, Anna has been honoured with multiple prestigious awards that recognise her innovative contributions to contemporary art.

Anna Filimonova’s art is often described as different—offering fresh ways to see and experience the familiar. She challenges reality, merging the real and surreal through her striking paintings of rooms, doors, and cityscapes

Her latest series, Chromatic Concepts as exhibited in our gallery in 2025, transforms urban scenes into vibrant creatures of light, blending fact and fantasy in a breathtaking display of colour and imagination. Through her unique visual language, she invites us to see the world in a new light. The exhibition marks a significant milestone in Anna’s evolving career, solidifying her status as a leading voice in the international surrealist art scene.

A colorful, stylized digital illustration of the Sydney skyline at night, featuring the Sydney Opera House on the left and modern skyscrapers on the right, with a dark purple sky in the background.
Colorful illustration of the Sydney skyline at sunset, featuring the Sydney Opera House and modern skyscrapers against a pink and purple sky, with water in the foreground.